Mass protests

All Updates

Cases selected for updating the Case-Law Guide.

Eckert v. France, no. 56270/21

24/10/24

Applicant convicted and fined for participating in a demonstration (‘gilets jaunes’) despite an express prohibition of demonstrations in specific places and at a specific time.
Judgment | Legal Summary

Central Unitaria de Traballadores/as v. Spain, no. 49363/20

17/10/24

Ban on a demonstration organised by the applicant trade union for 1 May 2020, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the participants’ readiness to demonstrate in a convoy of cars and wearing masks and gloves.
Judgment | Legal Summary

Geylani and Others v. Türkiye, no. 10443/12

12/09/23

Use of a water cannon by the police to disperse a peaceful demonstration resulting in injury to one of the applicants from being hit by pressurised water.
Judgment

Çiçek and Others v. Türkiye, nos. 48694/10 and 4 others

22/11/22

Conviction and prison sentencing for taking part in demonstrations with clashes. Applicability and merits.
Judgment

Makarashvili v. Georgia, nos. 23158/20 and 2 Others

01/09/22

Arrest and sanctioning for refusal to free road leading to Parliament entrances. Applicability and merits.
Judgment

Bumbeș v. Romania, no. 18079/15

03/05/22

Activist fined for a short and peaceful gathering, without prior notice, after handcuffing, with three other persons, to a government barrier in protest against a mining project.
Judgment | Legal Summary

Ekrem Can and Others v. Turkey, no. 10613/10

08/03/22

Prison sentence for involvement in non-violent, albeit disruptive, protest inside a courthouse.
Judgment | Legal Summary

Manannikov v. Russia, no. 9157/08

01/02/22

Fine on counter-demonstrator for displaying, amid the crowd of his opponents, provocative banner despite police order.
Judgment | Legal Summary

Dareskizb Ltd. v. Armenia, no. 61737/08

21/09/21

Massive post-election protests and state of emergency.
Judgment | Legal Summary

Shmorgunov and Others v. Ukraine, nos. 15367/14 and 13 others

21/01/21

Deliberate strategy to stop initially peaceful protest through excessive force resulting in escalation of violence and multiple abuses by non-State agents hired by police. Applicability and merits.
Judgment | Legal Summary

Berkman v. Russia, no. 46712/15

01/12/20

Police handling of counter-demonstrators during LGBTI event.
Judgment | Legal Summary

İmrek v. Turkey, no. 45975/12

10/11/20

Imputability of acts of demonstrators to organisers.
Judgment

Navalnyy and Gunko v. Russia, no. 75186/12

10/11/20

Arrest and conviction for administrative offences during a rally.
Judgment

Zakharov and Varzhabetyan v. Russia, nos. 35880/14 and 75926/17

13/10/20

Police brutality against peaceful participants of a political rally.
Judgment | Legal Summary

Laguna Guzman v. Spain, no. 41462/17

06/10/20

Protestor injured during forceful police dispersal of informal gathering after demonstration.
Judgment

Hakim Aydın v. Turkey, no. 4048/09

26/05/20

Unlawful detention following a number of peaceful public events in a campaign for the use of mother tongue in education.
Judgment

Kemal Çetin v. Turkey, no. 3704/13